In July 2021, most UK consumer that used buy now, pay later had a balance of less than 100 GBP. 11 percent of buy now, pay later (BNPL) users in the United Kingdom said that they could not easily afford their payments. However, most respondents considered that they could indeed afford their BNPL payments easily. In 2022, approximately a third of
Distribution of the combined open balance owed to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2021
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Statistics on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)
Global market
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- Premium Statistic Annual buy now, pay later (BNPL) global market size 2019-2021, with forecasts to 2026
- Premium Statistic Growth of Curbside Pickup, BOPIS, and BNPL usage during COVID-19, by region
- Premium Statistic Buy now, pay later (BNPL) share in e-commerce in 41 countries worldwide 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic POS financing in offline shopping in 40 countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Active users of Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Key players in buy now, pay later (BNPL) worldwide, based on transaction value 2021
"Pure play" brands
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- Premium Statistic Merchants who use Klarna for buy now pay later in 83 countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Merchants who use Pay in 4 for buy now, pay later in 18 countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Merchants who use Afterpay for buy now, pay later in 52 countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Merchants who use Sezzle for buy now, pay later in 26 countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Merchants who use Affirm for buy now, pay later in 21 countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Merchants who use Zip for buy now, pay later in 18 countries worldwide 2022
Products
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- Premium Statistic Annual buy now, pay later (BNPL) transaction volume in U.S. 2019-2021, by vertical
- Premium Statistic Popular products to buy with buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers using BNPL India 2022, by purchase category and age
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers using BNPL Australia 2021, by purchase category
Transaction volume
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- Premium Statistic Annual buy now, pay later (BNPL) transaction volume in U.S. 2019-2021, by vertical
- Premium Statistic Buy now, pay later debt per capita on nine different platforms in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic BNPL spending on e-commerce SEA 2021-2026, by country
- Premium Statistic Average BNPL basket size Singapore 2021, by income group
User demographics
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- Premium Statistic Annual buy now, pay later (BNPL) users in the U.S. 2020-2022, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Usage rate of Buy Now, Pay Later services in Japan 2022, by age group and gender
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of BNPL users in Russia 2022
- Premium Statistic Buy now, pay later (BNPL) users in Italy 2021, by age and gender
Inflation impact
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- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in Canada 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in Brazil 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in Chile 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in Italy 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in Germany 2022
Further related statistics
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- Buy now, pay later (BNPL) monthly debt in the UK 2022, by age group
- Buy now, pay later (BNPL) order value in the U.S. 2020, by age group
- Situations for using buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the U.S. 2022
- Reasons for missing buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments in the UK 2021
- Experiences of consumers after missed BNPL payments in the United States in 2022
- BNPL debt delinquency in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Maximum late fees on a BNPL purchase in New Zealand 2021, by company
- Size of the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market in Japan FY 2017-2025
- Saving interest rates at Klarna from Germany 2021-2022, by maturity
- Impact of inflation, war and pandemics on spending patterns in Poland 2022
- Outstanding amount of purchases on credit in Japan 2015-2021
- Use of credit in the U.S. 2021, by income level and type of credit
- Consumer confidence indicator in Belgium in 2018-2022, by region
- Things the elderly want to preferentially spend money on Japan 2020
- Saving and investments: weekly household spending in the UK 2016-2018, by type
- Behavior towards consumption and money spending in France 2021
- Percentage of people saving money in Indonesia 2021, by type
- Mortgage interest and council tax: weekly household spending in the UK 2021, by type
- Share of personal debt in Australia November 2019-2021, by type
- HICP in the Netherlands compared to Europe 2015-2017
- Harmonised indices of consumer prices in the Benelux 2017
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Bain & Company. (October 19, 2021). Distribution of the combined open balance owed to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328521/bnpl-open-balance-in-the-uk/
Bain & Company. "Distribution of the combined open balance owed to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2021." Chart. October 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328521/bnpl-open-balance-in-the-uk/
Bain & Company. (2021). Distribution of the combined open balance owed to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328521/bnpl-open-balance-in-the-uk/
Bain & Company. "Distribution of The Combined Open Balance Owed to Buy Now, Pay Later (Bnpl) Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) in July 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328521/bnpl-open-balance-in-the-uk/
Bain & Company, Distribution of the combined open balance owed to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328521/bnpl-open-balance-in-the-uk/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Distribution of the combined open balance owed to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in the United Kingdom (UK) in July 2021 [Graph], Bain & Company, October 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328521/bnpl-open-balance-in-the-uk/